Name: "Candidatus Hippobium faecium" Gilroy et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: fae’ci.um. L. fem. n. faex, dregs; L. gen. fem. pl. n. faecium, of the dregs, of faeces [incorrectly formed: should have been: faecum]

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: E3206

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Original publication: Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Hippobium" Gilroy et al. 2022. Publication: Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Hippobium" Gilroy et al. 2022

Assigned by: Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084.

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Record number: 35912